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Published by the State Horticultural Depart- 
ment, Maryland Agricultural College, 
College Park, Maryland. 



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The annual income from the farm products of 
Maryland m represented bj the followiug diagram : 



Small Fruit* 
(1,224,000 



MAP 

OF 

MARYLAND 

HHOWINO THE 

NATURAL RESOURCES 

OP 

THE COUNTIES 



Orchard Frulte 
$1,416,000 



MigccUaneoua Product* 
81,702,000 



■Vegetal>lcs 

84,i)n'i,«oo 



Hay and Forage 
84,709,000 



Farm Products 



Poultry and Eggs 
83,650,000 



Pork, Beef, Mutton 
$4,546,000 



Hay 
Barli 
Toba 



Dairy Products 
$6,229,000 



Total Value :- 
$18,607,000 



Animal Products 



Published by The State Hobtioultural Dbpartmbmt, Maryland Agricultural CoUege, College Park, Md. 



nd Forage Crops 

, BuokwDeat, Oats and Rye. 




NOTE.— The leading 



eulttiral College. 

MARYLAND. 

Extreme width of State from East to West 240 

Extreme length of State from North to South. .125 miles. 

Total Area ot the State.. 12,210 square miles. 

Land surface of the State 9,860 square miles. 

Water surface of the State 2,350 square miles. 

Average number of persons to the square mile 120.5 

Incorporated villages, towns and cities in Maryland... 99 

STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. 

Nuniljor of Schools in counties of Maryland 2,357 

NuiBberof Public Schools in Baltimore City. 176 

Nuiuber of Normal Schools 2 

School for the Deaf and Dumb " i 

School for the Colored Blind i 

Maryland School for the Blind (White) 

High Schools In Counties _ . 61 

Manual Training Schools iu Counties. 

Total Expenditures for Public School pur- 

pofiesln Baltimore City, 1905 $1,366,660.86 

Total Expenditures for Public School pur- 

pofjes in Counties In Maryland, 1906 $1,781,266.51 

STAPLE AQRICULTURAL CROPS. 

ACRKS. 

Corn 
WheiH 



HORTICULTURAL CROPS. 

ird Fnilta 300,000 

ables 100,000 

oes 33,000 

Fruits 18,000 

RAILROADS AND STEAMBOAT LINES. 

re are 35 Railroad Transportation Routes and 30 
boat and Steamship Lines operating within the 
'S of Maryland. 



and Central Maryland. Large tracts of Southern 
Maryland are devoted to pasturage of live stock. 
Poultry, sheep, and hogs are very profitably raised. 
The annual income from animal products is about 

19,774,000. 

TOBACCO. 

Twenty-three million pounds, worth about 
$1,408,000, is grown in Central and Southern 
Maryland, mostly in the latter. 

HORTICULTURE. 

The natural horticultural possibilities of the 
State are unlimited for all fruits and vegetables of 




temperate lands. Even figs and cotton can be 
grown. Thousands of acres in timber in Western 
and Southern Maryland and on the Eastern Shore 
could be converted into profitable orchards and 
truck farms. 



ORCHARD FRUITS AND NUTS. 

Maryland has long been famous for its peach 
orchards. Apples grow to perfection. Commer- 
cial orchards are common throughout the State. 
Chestnuts, English walnuts and others are begin- 
ning to receive commercial attention. 




CANNING. 

One-half (5,000,000 cases) of thetomatoes canned 
in the United States are put up in Maryland. She 



SMALL FRUITS. 

Maryland grows more strawberries than any 
other State. Blackberries and raspberries are pro- 
duced in large quantities, especially near Balti- 
more and on the Eastern Shore, and marketed as 
far North as Montreal and Chicago. 

NURSERIE.S. 

Trees are shipped by carloads from our many 




latge nurseries Some lands of the Coastal Plain 
are unequaled for this industry. 

TRUCK CROPS. 

The three leading counties in vegetable growing 
in theUnited States are around Baltimore. Other 
parts of the State are even better fitted for garden- 
ing. The sandy loam of the Coastal Plain, on 
both sides of the bay, is peculiarly adapted for 
potatoes, cabbage, canteloupes, tomatoes, etc. 
Thirty-three thousand acres of potatoes grown 
annually yield $1,500,000. Large quantities of 
early vegetables are grown under glass, and mil- 
lions of cabbage, celery, and tomato plants are 
shipped North and South. 





stands first in canning tomatoes and peas and 
fourth in sweet corn. The pack of canned fruits 
is also very great. This, together with the great 
oyster and crab packing industry, yields a very 
large income. 

FLOWERS. 
The prosperity of Maryland florists is as note- 
worthy as their famous cu-atunis of rOses, carna- 




tions, chrysanthemums etc. This industry 
rapidly developing. 




TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. 



Thirty-five railroads and thirty steamship and 
steamboat lines, operating in this small State, 
afford easy and cheap transportation from all parts 
of the State. 



GE.NERAL SKETCH. -^^^ 

It is" remarkable that while Maryland has an 
area of only 12,210 square miles, its situation and 
configuration of land and water surface, extending 
from the warm Atlantic coast to the Allegheny 
mountains, 3,000 feet high, give it almost every 
variety of soil and healthful climate and all pro- 
ducts of the Eastern United States. 

Chesapeake Bay, witli its numerous broad tribu- 
tary rivers, almost divides the State and gives it 
an unparalleled length of coast line and facilities 
for water transportation. Its edible fish, oysters 
and crabs, are a great source of revenue. Its 
diamond-back terrapin and canvas-back duck are 
known the world over. 

The mineral resources are of great variety and 
value. 

Maryland's educational facilities are surpassed 
by very few States. Its institutions of learning 
are too well known to need discussion. 

While land is cheaper in some of tlie twenty- 
three counties than others, yet there are great 
opportunities for the home-seeker in all parts of 
the State. The population averages now only 26 
per square mile. There is more land than they 
can cvtltivate and the State invites those of harsher 
climate and less favored soil to join the home- 
loving people of the State where prosperity follows 
thrift and industry, 

AGRICULTURE,. 

Agricultural pursuits of great variety have re- 
sulted from the varied tendencies of different 
classes of early settlers of the State as well as 
from its greatly varied climate and soil. 

Baltimore, the metropolis of the State, with over 
600,000 inhabitants, the national capital and other 
great Eastern cities easily reached, give excellent 
markets for the farmer. 




GRAIN AND HAY. 

Over 1,743,000 acres of these crops bring an- 
nually about $18,610,000. They are grown prin- 
cipally in Northern and Central Maryland. 

STOCK RAISING AND DAIRYING. 

Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, and many 
small towns give good markets for the products of 
these industries steadily developing in Northern 




The annual income from the farm products of 
Maryland is represented by the following diagram : 



Small Fruits 
«1,224,000 



Potatoes 
«1,337,000 



Orchard Fruits 
61,416,000 



Tobacco 

81,436,000 



Miscellaneous Products 
$1,792,000 



"Vegetables 
64,354,000 



Hay and Forage 
$4,709,000 



Wheat 
$6,484,000 



Com 

$7,463,000 



Total Value : 
$30,217,000 



Farm Producia 



Honey, Wax 

$39,000 



Wool 
$143,000 



Poultry and Eggs 
$3,650,000 



Pork, Beef, Mutton 
$4,546,000 



Dairy Products 
$5,329,000 



Total Value :- 
$13,607,000 



Animal Producta 



Published by The State Hokticui-tural Dkpaetment 



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